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How to remove protective film from shower panels

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:19 pm
by Bryancbruce
I've just realised after 5 years that my shower panels have protective film over them! (Often wondered why they would never wipe clean properly)

I've managed to remove a strip revealing the shiny surface below but the strip split and I now cannot find a new edge to remove the rest of it

Any ideas how I can get this off?


Thanks

Re: How to remove protective film from shower panels

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:27 pm
by Timllfixit
Try working at it with the corner of a credit card.

Re: How to remove protective film from shower panels

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:36 pm
by Bryancbruce
Thanks for the suggestion but still no joy.

I had been remove the seal around the edge of the bath when a bit of the film came loose and I had pulled it off. The remaining fill just appears to be so thin and you can barely feel the edge with your fingers, I had been trying using a Stanley blade.

Someone mentioned putting duct tape over the edge and then the film might lift when it is removed

Re: How to remove protective film from shower panels

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:09 pm
by lake
Heat gun but on low to med setting. the film should shrink at the edge very quickly without harm to the substrate.